Studio · 561 sqftD1 Tower, Culture Village · 5th floor · completed 2015

503, D1 Tower

Sold prices and rental history: sold once, by the developer in April 2009, and rented continuously since 2015. Every registered sale and contract is below; today's estimate is free after a one-time verification.

Unit 503 · DLD and Ejari recordsUpdated 1 May 2025
Last soldAED 688K27 April 2009
Current rentAED 78K /yr1 May 2025
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Property timeline for 503, D1 Tower

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Last sold for AED 688,350 in 2009

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1 May 2025RentedNew contract
AED 78,000/yr12 months · AED 139 per sqft
3 Apr 2024RentedNew contract
AED 68,000/yr12 months · AED 121 per sqft
7 Nov 2022RentedNew contract
AED 65,000/yr12 months · AED 116 per sqft
30 Oct 2021RentedRenewal
AED 50,000/yr12 months · AED 89 per sqft
30 Oct 2020RentedRenewal
AED 50,000/yr12 months · AED 89 per sqft
30 Oct 2019RentedNew contract
AED 53,000/yr12 months · AED 94 per sqft
16 Sep 2018RentedNew contract
AED 70,000/yr12 months · AED 125 per sqft
6 Dec 2017RentedNew contract
AED 72,000/yr12 months · AED 128 per sqft

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 May 2025.

Key facts

Type
Studio apartment
Size
561 sqft
Floor
5th of 76
Parking
B3-235
Developer
Emirates D1
Completed
2015
Service charge
AED 11,800 /yr
Last sold
AED 688K · April 2009
Building
D1 Tower

About 503, D1 Tower

503 is a studio of 561 sqft on the 5th floor of D1 Tower, a 76-storey tower in Culture Village completed in 2015 by Emirates D1. The developer sold it on 27 April 2009 for AED 688,350, or AED 1,226 per sqft, 40% below the AED 2,052 studios in the building were fetching at the time.

It has been rented continuously since 2015 on 10 Ejari contracts. The current contract, signed on 1 May 2025, is AED 78,000 a year: a gross yield of 11.3% on the 2009 price, before the service charge of about AED 11,800 a year.

Sales and rents for 503 over time

Sales
Unit 503, each saleTypical studio in D1 Tower
1M2009201420192024Typical sale price by year: 2009 AED 1,152,226; 2011 AED 804,050; 2012 AED 783,376; 2013 AED 1,050,816; 2014 AED 1,124,208; 2015 AED 1,267,500; 2016 AED 1,000,000; 2017 AED 1,126,200; 2018 AED 1,000,000; 2019 AED 735,000; 2020 AED 650,000; 2021 AED 810,000; 2022 AED 800,000; 2023 AED 860,000; 2024 AED 990,000; 2025 AED 1,060,000; 2026 AED 1,107,500Sold by developer, April 2009: AED 688,350 (AED 1,226 per sqft)

503 has sold once; the dashed line is the studio median of each year in the building.

Rents
Unit 503, each contractTypical studio in D1 Tower
60K80K20152018202120242027Typical rent by year: 2015 AED 80,000; 2016 AED 80,000; 2017 AED 75,000; 2018 AED 70,000; 2019 AED 60,000; 2020 AED 50,000; 2021 AED 50,000; 2022 AED 55,000; 2023 AED 65,000; 2024 AED 68,250; 2025 AED 74,000; 2026 AED 77,500New contract, December 2015: AED 80,000 a yearRenewal, December 2016: AED 80,000 a yearNew contract, December 2017: AED 72,000 a yearNew contract, September 2018: AED 70,000 a yearNew contract, October 2019: AED 53,000 a yearRenewal, October 2020: AED 50,000 a yearRenewal, October 2021: AED 50,000 a yearNew contract, November 2022: AED 65,000 a yearNew contract, April 2024: AED 68,000 a yearNew contract, May 2025: AED 78,000 a year

Annual rent on each registered contract; the dashed line is the studio median of each year in the building.

Studios in D1 Tower, and where 503 sits

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503 last sold in April 2009 at AED 1,226 per sqft, 40% below what studios in D1 Tower were fetching at the time (AED 2,052). Over the last 12 months studios sold for AED 1,000,000 to 1,270,000, around AED 1,972 per sqft, and rent for AED 59,580 to 85,000 a year. 503's AED 78,000 is in the upper half of that range.

Recent studio salesUnit no.Price (AED)Summary
26 Jun 20261,100,000
15 May 20261,070,000
10 Apr 20261,270,000
17 Feb 20261,220,000
8 studio sales in the last 12 months

D1 Tower

Building

515 apartments, studios to 8-bed over 76 floors in Culture Village, completed in 2015 by Emirates D1. 28 sold in the last 12 months.

Typical price per sqft
AED 1,776 Up 4.4%
Typical sale
AED 2.5M
Typical rent
AED 130K /yr
Typical yield
5.9%
D1 Tower, Culture Village: prices, sales and rents →

Other units on the 5th floor

All 515 units in D1 Tower
Value
5013-bedAED 3M · Feb 2025
5021-bedAED 1.55M · Nov 2024
5061-bedAED 1.95M · May 2015
5073-bedAED 4.22M · Mar 2009
5082-bedAED 1.25M · Oct 2015
509StudioAED 699K · Aug 2012
5101-bedAED 2.14M · Mar 2009
1–7 of 9

503, D1 Tower in numbers

  • Sold once: by Emirates D1 on 27 April 2009 for AED 688,350, or AED 1,226 per sqft.
  • Rented since December 2015 on 10 Ejari contracts. The rent fell from AED 80,000 to AED 50,000 in 2021 and recovered to AED 78,000 by May 2025.
  • At AED 78,000 a year the gross yield on the 2009 price is 11.3%, before a service charge of about AED 11,800 a year (AED 21.00 per sqft).
  • Studios in D1 Tower sold for AED 1,000,000–1,270,000 in the 12 months to November 2026; the building's median across all types is AED 1,776 per sqft.

Source: Dubai Land Department. Updated 1 May 2025.

Questions about 503, D1 Tower

What did unit 503 last sell for?

AED 688,350 on 27 April 2009, sold by the developer: AED 1,226 per sqft for 561 sqft. It is the only registered sale of the unit.

What is the rent for unit 503?

AED 78,000 a year on the contract signed on 1 May 2025. The previous contract, from April 2024, was AED 68,000; the unit has been rented since December 2015.

How big is unit 503?

561 sqft (52.1 sqm): a studio on the 5th floor of a 76-storey tower completed in 2015.

What is unit 503 worth today?

The YallaValue estimate is updated daily and free after a one-time verification by WhatsApp, email or Google. Studios in D1 Tower sold for AED 1,000,000 to 1,270,000 in the last 12 months, around AED 1,972 per sqft.

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Starts from the last sale price (AED 688K, 27 April 2009). Switch to today's estimate once you have unlocked it.
Price
AED 688,350
Deposit, UAE resident (20%)
AED 137,670
Deposit, non-resident (40%)
AED 275,340
Monthly over 25 years at 3.7%
AED 2,816

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